''Conocara'' is a
genus of
slickhead
Slickheads, also known as nakedheads or smoothheads, are deep water fishes that belong to the family Alepocephalidae. They are most commonly found in the bathypelagic layer, which is approximately 3000m below the surface. They get their name from ...
s found in the deep waters of the oceans.
The generic name derives from Latin ''conicus'' ("cone-shaped") and Greek κάρα (''kara'', "face, head").
Species
There are currently ten recognized
species in this genus:
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Conocara bertelseni
''Conocara'' is a genus of slickheads found in the deep waters of the oceans.
The generic name derives from Latin ''conicus'' ("cone-shaped") and Greek κάρα (''kara'', "face, head").
Species
There are currently ten recognized species in thi ...
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Sazonov, 2002
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Conocara fiolenti
''Conocara'' is a genus of slickheads found in the deep waters of the oceans.
The generic name derives from Latin ''conicus'' ("cone-shaped") and Greek κάρα (''kara'', "face, head").
Species
There are currently ten recognized species in thi ...
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Sazonov & Ivanov, 1979 (Fiolenti's smooth-head)
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Conocara kreffti
''Conocara'' is a genus of slickheads found in the deep waters of the oceans.
The generic name derives from Latin ''conicus'' ("cone-shaped") and Greek κάρα (''kara'', "face, head").
Species
There are currently ten recognized species in thi ...
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Sazonov, 1997 (Wrinkled slickhead)
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Conocara macropterum
The longfin smooth-head (''Conocara macropterum'') is a species of fish in the family Alepocephalidae.
Description
The longfin smooth-head is pale brown to black in colour; its name derives from its anal fin, which has a long base and 35–39 ...
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( Vaillant, 1888) (Longfin smooth-head)
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Conocara microlepis
The elongate smooth-head (''Conocara microlepis''), also called the elongate slickhead, is a species of fish in the family Alepocephalidae.
Description
The elongate smooth-head is brownish in colour; its premaxillae form a sharp plate-like 'vis ...
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(Lloyd
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, 1909) (Elongate smooth-head)
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Conocara murrayi
Murray's smooth-head (''Conocara murrayi''), also called Murray's slickhead, is a species of fish in the family Alepocephalidae.
Description
Murray's smooth-head is black in colour. It is described as "moderately elongate, deep bodied, and pos ...
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( Koefoed, 1927) (Murray's smooth-head)
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Conocara nigrum
''Conocara'' is a genus of slickheads found in the deep waters of the oceans.
The generic name derives from Latin ''conicus'' ("cone-shaped") and Greek κάρα (''kara'', "face, head").
Species
There are currently ten recognized species in thi ...
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( Günther, 1878) (Flathead slickhead)
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Conocara paxtoni
''Conocara'' is a genus of slickheads found in the deep waters of the oceans.
The generic name derives from Latin ''conicus'' ("cone-shaped") and Greek κάρα (''kara'', "face, head").
Species
There are currently ten recognized species in thi ...
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Sazonov, A. Williams & Kobyliansky, 2009
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Conocara salmoneum
The salmon smooth-head (''Conocara salmoneum''), also called the deepsea slickhead, is a species of fish in the family Alepocephalidae.
Description
The salmon smooth-head is brownish in colour. Its head is large, about a third of its length. It ...
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( T. N. Gill & C. H. Townsend, 1897) (Salmon smooth-head)
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Conocara werneri
''Conocara'' is a genus of slickheads found in the deep waters of the oceans.
The generic name derives from Latin ''conicus'' ("cone-shaped") and Greek κάρα (''kara'', "face, head").
Species
There are currently ten recognized species in thi ...
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Nybelin, 1947 (Werner's smooth-head)
References
Alepocephalidae
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